Heel ok toe plate



J P. KANNALEY. HEEL OR TOB PLATE.

. Patented Jan. 20, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ JOHN P. KANNALEY, OF ALBANY, NEWI YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM H. KING, OF SAME PLACE.

HEEL OR TOE PLATE.

SPECIECATION frmng part of Letters Patent N0. 311,009, ated January 20, 1885.

Applicaon filel September 6, 1883.

T fLZZ whom ib mrzy concern:

Be t known that I, JOHN P. IANALEY, of the city and county of A1loany, and State of New York, have invented eertain now and nseful Improvements in Heel and Toe Plates; and I do hereby deelare the following to be a full, clear and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the 10 san1e, reference being had to the aooompanying drawings, whoh form part of this speeifi eation.

The nature of my invention consists of corrugated pieoes of metal made to conform to the shape of the heel or toe. If the Same is to be used. for the heel, the ends of the metal pieces are bent 011 and over the breast of the heel, and fastened thereto loy nai1s or serews driven into the heel from the nncler sde ancl through holes in the projeetions on the breast into the breast of the heel. If the same is to be used for the toe, the pieces are bent to the shape of that part of the sole whioh it is intended to cover, and then fastenecl to snob sole by nails.

By the use of my invention oheapness of manufactnre and oost, lightness, and elastieity are secnred, the knoeking off and rattlng of plates are prevented, the possibility and trou- 0 ble of drving nals or serews info 01 throngh the nail-holes of the heel are obviated, and the ease of adding plates to the heel or toe is brought abont. By reason of the plates being corrngated, slipping is prevented, and the (NU mmlel.)

plates beingmade of rnalleable metal they aan be bent to conform to any sl1ape or size of heel or toe.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the heel-plate oonstrnoted aceording to my invention,and as fastened on the heel. Fig. 21's 0 a plan view without the heel. Fig. 3 is a modified form of the plate as sometimes made by me or larger-sized heels, and especially for toe-plates.

In the drawings like letters refer to like pnrts.

In the drawlngs, A represents tl1e plate; B, the projeeting ends, whieh are fastened to the breast of the heel; C, projectons on thenside of the platte, throngl1 the holes in which nails 01. screws are driven into the heel or solo; D, the nail or sorew holes; E, theheel; F, agroove in whieh may be punohed small holes for the pnrpose of driving more nails tl1erein.

Having thus deseribel mysaid invention, what I claim, and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent, is-

A skeleton s01e 01 heel PI2LG having projections on the inner periphery thereof, through whiol1 apertnres are made for the inserton of nails 01. sorews in attaohing it, ancl also pro vided with perforated lngs bent clownwardly from the front ends the1eof, to secure it to the breast of the heel when nsed as & heel-platte, as set forth.

W itnesses. JOHN P. KANNALEY.

EDWIN G. DAY, J ULIUS F. HARRIS. 

